Improved clothes-rack



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JAMES ALOORN, OF CHARLESTONVN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO JAMES N. MEL- VIN FOR ONE-THIRD, AND THOMAS QUINN FOR ONE-THIRD, OF SAME PLACE.

Lette/rs Patent No. 90,97 9, lated June 8, 1869.

- IMPRovED CLOTHES-RACK The Schedude referred to in these Letters Patent nd making part of the same.

To all whom Ait 'may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES A1.com', of Charlestown, in the county of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and improved Clothes- Rack.; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled ih the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawi ing, forming part of this specification. The object of this invention is to provide a simple and efficient folding clothes-rack, which may be readily adjusted to suspend. the hinged holding-bars Vhorizontally for holding the clothes, or vertically to hang in the most compact position, and without strainvon the suspending parts, all as hereinafter more fully specified.

kFigure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved clothes-rack and sectional view of the holding-bracket.

Figure 2 represents a front elevation with parts removed.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. y

A represents a metallic yoke, wherein a series of clothes-bar B is pivoted by a spindle, C, passing through holes in the ears D of the said yoke.

This yoke is pivoted, by a holt, E, to a bracket, F, adapted for ready attachment by screws or otherwise to the side wall of a house, post, or other like piace.

It isdesirable to turn these bars B, when not required for use, so that they will hang downward from the spindle C, whereby they are less exposed to be broken or to swing back and forth in the wind.

For this purpose I arrange the yoke so as to swing to some extent on the pivot E, and I form an enlarged disk around the axial hole, having a handle, G, projecting from one side, and a pin, I, projecting into a curved slot in a disk, K., xed to the bracket F.

Vhen the rack is to be used, the handle G is turned into the position represented in fig. 2, and secured by `a pin, L, which holds the yoke and spindle in vertical position, and consequently the arms B in a horizontal position, as represented in the drawings.

The two pins H and L prevent the rack yfrom being moved either way by the wind while supporting the clothes.

VVhen-the rack is not to be used, the pin Lis taken ont, and the yoke allowed to swing around into a ho'rizontal plane, to permit the arms to hang therefrom.

Having thus described my invention,

XVhat l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Theeombination of the yoke A supporting the arms B, with the bracket L when pivoted thereto, and arranged for adjustment substantially as specified.

' JAMES ALOORN.

Witnesses GEO. P. KETTELL, T.' B. `WrrHERsrooN. 

